Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22782, Darius Fuller, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Fuller, Darius
S. 22782
CONTENTS

New York 30611
Claudio Fuller
Washington in the State of N. York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Hall of the Regt. commanded by Col. Chapman in the Continental line for 8 days
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 24 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 4th day of May 1836 and sent Hon. H.C. Russel House of Representatives
Arrears to the 4th of March 1836 $121.10 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept. 12.11 $133.21
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by C. H. Addison Clerk Book 00 Vol. 1 Page 23

No 7689 Darius Fuller
Admitted Pirate 7 mo & 8 days P 40
S. 16. 17
Sep 1 1832 Nov 9 1832
Luther Stone — Carriage
Hon D. Russell Home Ref. MS.

BRIEF in the case of
1059  Darius Fuller of Jackson, Wadsworth Co. in the State of New York (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? open court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 75 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     In 1776 1 st Feby Enlisted for two m o at Well — 2 — — Gen. Washington   7 th Aug t was raised to March 18 th 1778 served all the winter of '76 & '77 — — — — Gen. Washington Col. Putnam Col. H. Smith   Spring 1778 served was raised to March 18 th 1778 served — 3 — drummer —   Served as private & musician since then 13 m o als — —  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none stated  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Willingdon Conn.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional evidence  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Not authenticated 
X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
C. P. [Signature] Examining Clerk.

10. of New York 23 Washington County
I Jesse S. Leigh Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County of Washington. Do Certify that the annexed papers contain the original proceedings of the said Court of Common Pleas in the matter of the application of Darius Fuller of Ruel Beebe for a pension.
And I further Certify, that Benjamin Cracker Cozmin whose name is subscribed to the annexed affidavit of said Darius Fuller, was on the 3 d day of December 1832 a Justice of the peace of the said County, That I am acquainted with the hand writ- ing of the said Justice & believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit, to be his own proper hand writing.
(The words "Ruel Beebe" erased & the words "Darius Fuller" interlined before execution)
In witness whereof I have hereunto subscri- bed my name and affixed the seal of the said County this twenty first day of December one thou- sand eight hundred and thirty two.
J. S. Leigh C.B.

Darius Fuller

28th State of New York Washington County ss. On the 22nd 28th day of August in the year 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Honorable John Willard, Charles F. Inyalls & Benjamin F. Skinner the Court of Common Pleas of the said County of Washington now sitting. Danias Fuller aged 75 years, a resident of the town of Jackson in the County & State aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832 - That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated - that he was born March 24th 1757 in the town of Willington & State of Connecticut. That on the 1st day of February 1776 he enlisted as a volunteer for two months under Captain Pease of the town of Sumners in the State of Connecticut, at said town of Willington. Jonathan Parker was 1st Lieut of the Company William Orcutt 2nd Lieut. & Daniel Denham of the same place Ensign. - that he Marched with said Company under said officers partly by land to Boston & joined the army under General Washington in about four days, and that about the first of March the troops took possession of Dorchester Heights in the evening, and before morning erected a fortification sufficient to protect them from the enemy - they made use of Barrels filled with sand in constructing the said Fort. That soon after said fortification were erected & he believes about the 15th of March 1776 the British under command of Lord William Howe abandoned Bunker Hill & Boston & sailed as it was then supposed for Halifax - and that Adonizah Fenton & Eliphaleet Cushman served with him during said term of two months, both of whom he believes have drawn pensions hereafter in this State, but he does not know whether they are now living or not. That during said term & while he was thus attached to Gen Washington's Continental army he was at Cambridge, Roxbury

and Dorchester Heights and was engaged in building fortifications, and the ordinary duty of a private soldier and that he continued attached to & served in the army under Gen. Washington & the aforesaid officers during the whole term for which he enlisted & returned home to the said town of Millington - That on the 7th day of August 1776 he was ordered in the militia of the State of Connecticut to march to New York, that he marched on that day under command of Col. Chapman of Talland in the State of Connecticut & in the Company commanded by Capt. Ebenezer Heath of said town of Millington, to New Haven by way of Hartford, from thence by Sloop to New York, and while on the passage he could distinctly hear the report of five guns, at the Battle on Long Island near Brooklyn, that they arrived before the close of the Battle which lasted 3 or 4 days, when Gen. Washington with his army retreated to New York in the night; that after they troops left Long Island he was engaged in making fortifications from Harlem to New York along the East River, our troops were mostly removed to Harlem Heights, that he served under said officers, attached to Gen. Washington's army until the middle of October when he was discharged with his Company & returned home, that the British took New York about the first of October; he well recollects that Gen. Sullivan & Lord Sterling were taken prisoners at the Battle at Long Island, and also that the next day after New York was taken, Colonel Knowlton was killed by the British above New York in the vicinity of Kingsbridge - That he served as a volunteer from the first of July till the first of October in the year 1777, at New London in the State of Connecticut in the Regiment commanded by Col. Willis of Hartford & in the Company commanded by Captain Harris, as a drummer, the British did

4.6 sent Anna in sight of New London during that time. though the people along the sound were much alarmed during all that season. from Reports that they were calculating to come there.
In the spring of the year 1778 he enlisted as a minute man in the Connecticut Militia and in the fore part of June marched along the sound by land to Newington in the Regiment commanded by Colonel M c Clelland of Pomfret in Connecticut, and in the Company of which Elias Root was ensign. Stayed at New York a few days. & then marched under command of said officers to White Plains, was stationed there about a month. & marched from thence to West Point, where he was engaged, together with the troops that were there under command of General Malcom, in building fortifications, he thinks this was the next year after the Chain across the River below the Point was broke - he served in this Campaign under said officers, three months & returned home in September. - that about three weeks after that, his said Company was ordered to march to New London, that he went there under the same officers in the same Company and served three months longer as a drummer, & returned home, that during this last term there was no Battle, but he was engaged in the ordinary duty of the Camp. That he served in the Revolutionary War as a private & musician more than 13 months in all. that he knows of no person by whom he can prove said services. - He knows of no record of his age except as kept by his family in their Bible; that he resided in the town where he was born when he entered the service, & until he was thirty two years of age, when he removed to the place where he now resides; that he never received a written discharge from service That Gerrit Wendell & James Richardson & many others

residing in his neighborhood who know him can testify to his character for veracity & their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pen- sion Roll of any the Agency of any State - and that there is no Clergyman residing near him, except a young man who has recently settled in the place & knows nothing of his services; & is a same foreigner to whom he is also a stranger.
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid J. S. Leigh C.R.
James Fuller James Richardson
We Roswell Rice of White Creek & James Richardson residing in the town of Cumberland in the County of Washington & State of New York, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Darius Fuller, who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing de- claration; that we believe him to be 75 years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolu- -tion & that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn in open court this 28 th day of August 1832. J. S. Leigh C.R.
James Richardson Roswell Rice
In the matter of Darius Fuller Pension
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion. after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Depart- -ment, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier & served as he states. And the Court further certify, that it appears to them that James Richardson who has signed the preceding certificate is a resident in the town of Cumberland in said County of Washington, and that Roswell Rice who has signed the same, is a resident in the town of White Creek in said County and that they are both credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I Jesse S Leigh Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Washington do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Darius Fuller for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand seal of office this 28th. day of Au- gust 1882. J. S. Leigh Clerk
Approved by the Court this 28th day of August 1882. [Signature] Clerk.

Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace of the town of White Creek in the County of Washington & State of New York Jerimus Fuller who being duly sworn deposes & saith that by reason of old age & the consequent loss of memory he can not swear positively as to the period length of his services, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below & in the following grades: For two months, from February January 1, 1776 to April 1, 1776 I served as a private soldier For two months, from August 7, 1776 to October 15, 1776 I served as a private soldier For three months, from July 1, 1777 to October 1, 1777 I served as a private soldier For three months, from June 1, 1778 to September 1, 1778 I served as a private soldier For three months, from October 15, 1778 to January 15, 1779. I served as a drummer and not less than thirteen months in the whole. And the said Jerimus Fuller further deposeth & say that he was born in the town of Willington & State of Connecticut on the 24th day of May A.D. 1757. and that he has no record of his age, and that he never received a discharge from the service
Sworn before me this 3 rd day of December 1832 Benjamin Crocker Justice of the Peace

State of New York Washington County } p I Jesse I Leigh Clerk of the County of Washington Certify that Ben- jamin Bracken before whom the foregoing affidavit was sworn, was on the 3 rd day of December 1832 a Justice of the peace of the town of White Creek in said County; that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice & believe his signature to the said affidavit is genuine
In witness whereof I have caused the Seal of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County to be affixed hereunto this 10 th day of December 1832

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of James Miller a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Aug 1 1775 2 mos. Col. Genl. Washington Conn.   Aug 7 1776 1 mo. 12 d. Col. Genl. Washington Chapman   Feb 1 1777 2 mos. 12 d. Major Genl. Washington Waller   June 1 1777 1 mo. Major Genl. Washington McIntire   Oct 6 1777 1 mo. Major Genl. Washington McIntire  
Battles engaged in, Long Island Residence of soldier at enlistment, New Britain Conn Date of application for pension, Jan 22 1842 Residence at date of application, Washington D.C. Age at date of application, 64
Remarks: There is no data on file as to the family.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
See no. 12345 as to the statement of soldier's mother

State of New York Washington County } ss
Personally appeared before me David Wood a Judge of the County Courts of the County of Washington aforesaid Moses Amadon of the town of Granville in said County Aged Seventy Seven years and upwards to me personally and well known to be a man of truth and veracity who being by me duly sworn deposed and saith that he is well acquainted with Darius Fuller of the town of Jackson also in said County that he has known him the said Darius from Childhood that he first knew him in the town of Wellington in the County of Tolland and State of Connecticut - that he continued a resident of said town until February in the year 1776 when the said Moses knew the said Darius to be a private in Captain Abiel Pease's Company of the Militia of the State of Connecticut and that he went with the said Company to Boston and served there as a private in said Company two Months when he the said Darius returned home to the town of Wellington aforesaid that afterwards in August in the year 1776 he the said Moses knew the said Darius as a private in Captain Ebenezer Heath's Company of the Militia of the State of Connecticut that he the said Darius went with that Company to the City of New York and served as a private in said Company for two Months when he again returned home to the town of Wellington aforesaid. That in the Spring of the year 1778 he the said Moses was a Sergeant of Captain Squire Hilds Company in the Connecticut State Troops enlisted him the said Darius in that Company as a private for the term of one year that he served as a private in said Company for the term of one year when he again returned home to the town of Wellington aforesaid that in the Month of August he thinks in the year 1779 he knew the said Darius as a private

in Captain Morris, Company of the Militia of the State of Connecticut (Captain Morris Christian Name is not recollected) that he went with the Said Company to New London and there served in that Company as a private for the term of three Months, when he again returned home to the town of Wellington afore-said. And further this deponent saith not. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 3 rd day of October 1833. N of E Amidon
David Woods
State of New York Washington County ss, I Jesse S. Leigh Clerk of the said county do certify that David Woods Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the time a Judge of the County Courts of said County and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and truly believe his account above subscribed to be genuine and the proper hand writing of the said Judge.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said County this 7 th day of October 1833. J. S. Leigh CLK
State of New York
Washington County ss, Darius Fuller of the town of Litchfield in said County being duly sworn saith that in consequence of a conversation had with the above named Moses Amidon his memory is refreshed & he is enabled to recollect & does recollect more services as a Revolutionary soldier than is expressed in his declaration on file in the department. and he now distinctly recollects all the services mentioned in the foregoing affidavit, and that at the time he made said declaration he mentioned all those services to his Counsel but his recollection was then so imperfect on the subject that he was advised to say nothing about it until he could find some other person to corroborate it.
Subscribed & sworn before me this 9 th day of Oct. 1833. Darius Fuller Luther J. Hovey a Judge of the County Courts of the County of Washington -

North White Creek Oct 29 th 1833 Dear Mr. Haller I have the honor
W. Edwards Esq. Camd. of Pensylvania Washington D.C.

North White Creek. Wash. Co. N.Y.
Feb 9, 1833
In regard I send you the evidence in the case of Darius Miller whose application has been suspended for the present. This paper and are file in your office. I am aware that the affidavit taken before me should be authenticated by the Clerk of the County, but it is at this time sent as a request, and you will show the what if right might be done in the premises, and communicate the result to me at this place.
E. Hance P.W.O.

14669
War Department Pension Office May 5, 1834
Sir,
The papers of Daniel Fuller have again been examined. There is no evidence in the Department of twelve months actual service in Col. McClellan's Regiment of Minutemen in 1798. On the contrary, there is the most conclusive evidence against it. If this part of the claim is persisted in, it must be asserted in open Court and sustained by two credible witnesses. — The case is suspended and the papers placed on file.
I am respectfully Your Ob't Serv't. J. L. Edwards
North White Creek
May 11, 1834
Dr L
I have communicated with Daniel Fuller on the subject of your letter when. He says that in his original declaration he swore to the actual service, as he understood it. But when an  affidavit  was  made  his affidavit he & the Judge who drew it told him that it was properly called actual service during the whole time they
L. J. Howe Esq. Cambridge N. York

He was subject to serum. He instructs me to say to you that he relinquishes the part of the time time to which you refer. And wishes you to allow him the residence of the time beside the year and as much of that year as the evidence at the department will authorize & as speedily as possible.
If you can not allow for any of the time time under the Plellan you will direct what evidence is required & we will try our success to satisfy it. but if you can allow him for 6 or 7 months under the Plellan it will be satisfactory to him.
S. J. Howe

Dec 3. Miss S. Austin Wells, NY
Rev. Mr. Webb New York
prec
J. A. Edwards (29) Camp of Pennam Washington D.C.

White Creek
Wash. Co. Ill.
Nov. 24, 1834
Mr. J. M.
I have just recd your line respecting the claim of Asahel Wells for a pension and I perceive that there is no great prospect of success in that case — But I wish again to call your attention to the application of Samuel Fuller, — your decision in this case was suspended for further enquiry some time ago, and I afterwards sent you an affidavit of an old pensioner by the name of Scudder in this County, which I had no doubt would be fully satisfactory to you in the case if there is any discrepancy in reference to the term of his service between his afft & Fuller's statement, or between them and the records of the department I wish you to allow him for the shortest period that is clearly proved, he is not so particular about the amount of pension as he is, to have something while he lives Please to inform me of your decision in this case
Yours &c
J. Edwards Esq.
Luther J. Howe

Comptroller's Office Hartford Connecticut. December 5, 1835
I certify that on application for Darius Fuller, I have examined the books & papers of the late Pay Table office of this state, and also the State Records, and find as follows:
In "Marshalls Receipts", under head of "Expense of the Post at New London", the following entry, "1779 March 3 d . Cap. Squire Hill £344.0 3 Specie Value." and also this entry "1780 April 11. Cap. Squire Hill, his C o at New London £166.7.9 Specie Value."
Also under same head, this entry "1779 Jan y . 28. Col o Sam l . McClellan Superann d Officers his Batts s £28.1.11 Specie Value."
Also, in Pay Table acc d Books, an acc d with Col o Sam l . Chapman, beginning Aug. 13. 1776, & ending Feb. 13. 1783—On which last day U. States is ch d . "To Am t Col o Sam l . Chapman acc d rend d Bounties Roll 1776, 70. £373.2.6". [The dates in 2 d & 3 d paragraph are supposed to be those of the settlement with officers.]
In State Records, Gen l Assembly Feb. 1778, it appears the Six Battalions were ordered forthwith to be raised for the defence of the state, to serve until 1 st March 1779, of one of which Sam l . McClellan was appointed Colonel. And by the Journal of the Council of Safety, that his Reg t was ordered to New London Stonington &c. to garrison the Forts Oct r . 1778. And by the same Journal, June 15 1778, the Council discharge all but two Reg t s. Col o Sam l . McClellan was retained in command of one, & Squire Hill was continued a Captain. — I also certify that the name of the applicant has not been found; & that there are no Rolls remaining of the Companies mentioned; & no mention is found of Cap. Heath. Neither have I found

any Captain Norris or Pease who times of service & c. compare with the statement of the applicant.
Gideon Wells Comptroller

In the Matter
of Darius Fuller
a Soldier &c
Pension papers &c-

To. The Hon. Louis P. Gay Sec. of War
The undersigned citizens of the County of Washington in the State of New York respectfully represent, that they are well acquainted with Darius Fuller of the Town of Jackson, in the County of Washington, that he is reputed to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and your petitioners unhesitatingly concur in opinion that he was a Soldier, and served his country faithfully in the war of the Revolution: and your petitioners believe him to be entitled to a pension from his government for such services under the Laws of the United States. That his honor and upright: that he has had his house, and all that was in it consumed by fire during the last year, and that he is a man in low circumstances and entitled to the confidence of his friends: and we do not hesitate to declare it as our opinion that he is entitled to the liberal provision which the government has made for those whose best days were devoted to their country in the war of the Revolution. From the character which he has hitherto sustained it would be doing him no more than justice to say that any assurances given by him are entitled to full faith and confidence. We have the honor to be with great respect your ob. dut. Servants
Washington County Nov. 16. 1835
J. H. Rice
V. Wendell
  B. J. Lapham  W. Stevenson    C. G. Luffin  John Robertson    Samuel Thompson  Daniel Maxwell    John P. Putnam  Wm Stevenson Jr  

most days were devoted to their country in the war of the Revolution. From the character which he has hitherto sustained it would be doing him no more than justice to say that any appearance given by him are entitled to full faith and confidence. we have the honor to be with great respect your ob. dut. servant
Washington County Nov. 16. 1835
W. Wendell B. F. Gage, Wm. Stevenson C. G. Wiffin John Robertson Samuel Thompson Daniel Maxwell John P. Putnam Wm. Stevenson Jr
Robert Miles James Richardson Daniel Bell Edward Long Austin Wells William L. Ledyard Samuel H. Gay Samuel H. Gay J. W. Mornain Benjamin Grodner Joseph Linton M. Stevenson Levi C. Niles A. Crosby John L. Burlap
R. Hawley Alvin Eldridge Roswel Rice Solomon Dean Ishabed Eldredge Robert B. Ladd John R. Ladd Buel Fenton Silas Johnson

Apr 14. Princess Sallie N.Y.
J. L. Edwards Esq. D.C. Rupell J.A.R.

House of Reps. D.C. April 14/1838.
J. S. Edwards Esq.
Sir
I herewith enclose you certain documents relating to the applica- tion of Mr G. Fuller for a position after you shall have considered them and formed an opinion as to the merits of his applica- tion have the goodness to inform me.
The Gentlemen who have subscribed the memorial are most of them well known to me, they are Gentlemen of unimpeachable character and particularly distinguished for their exemplary conduct and intelligence. Their representations are entitled to full confidence
I am Respectfully
D. Russell

N. York Darius Fuller.
Suspended
Letter to L. J. Howe
May 5. 1834 dit to June 2. 19. 1834 " " Hon. H. Russell Apr 22. 1836.
Act June 7. 1832

Rec. Sec m
Vernon, New York.
April 28, 1919.
Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir; - Is there record of pension being received by Darius Fuller Born 1757 - died 1833) He was born at Willington Conn. & died at Jackson, New York. He served in a Connecticut-Line Regiment under several commands.
Respectfully (Miss) Jessie Campbell-

January 26 th 1899
Will you kindly send me information of one Clarine Fuller who was in Revolution Service and whose family received a pension please give full particulars as I wish to join U. A. R. and I

Shall be greatly obliged. 7
Frances Fuller Lord 7 Earl Ave Walden Massachusetts

1895 FILES. n.
OLD WAR & NAVY MAR 7

Centre White Creek, N.Y. March - 1875.
Commissioner of Pensions.
Dear Sir:
Will you please look up in the Revolutionary records and find what regiment and company Darius Fuller served in what state he enlisted from.
His pension certificate is recorded in the Pension Office in Book E 2, Vol. 4, Page 23. by D. D. Allison, Clerk.
Yours
I. Newton Fuller, Centre White Creek, Wash. Co., New York

Stur N.Y. Feb 8
Resolution
22782 INVALID.
File No. 22,782
Darius Fuller
Rev. Rev. Mass.
Act: June 7 th 32 nd
Index: — Vol. 2 , Page 148
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Apr. 3/83 Pine, Had. Co. J. M. Fuller, Centre Hlul-Creek.
Feby. 8 "99.
Mrs. F. F. Lord,
Malden, Mass. 1919 May 13 Hist. Soc. Miss. Campell.